Hi there! I work for a library and archive with limited technological/institutional support, so we're using DSpace as our digital repository. However, an issue I've noticed while digging around in the sandbox is that dc.date is a required field and can only accept numeric characters. However, my institution has *a lot* of undated or approximately dated items. We use DACS/EAD for finding aids and these are handled by labeling items as "undated", "1960's", or "approximately 1955". As you can see, this makes it nearly impossible to accurately ingest these items. I was wondering how other institutions have worked around this issue? I understand that most users are academic libraries etc. that use DSpace for theses, dissertations, and whatnot that have solid dates so it may not be an issue for most. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
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